The Wise and the Foolish Builders

The Wise and the Foolish Builders

Matthew 7:24-27  "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:  and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.  But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:  and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell.  And great was its fall."

It doesn't get much plainer than that!  You and I have a choice on how we build our lives, moment to moment, decision by decision.  Jesus is clear:  Hear Me and obey Me.  His words are eternal, His directions for living unchanging - He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.  We can count on Him - He doesn't direct us to do one thing today and then change His directions to us the next day.  When we make our faith in Him and our obedience to His teachings the guidelines for our living, we end up with lives that stand up to whatever this world throws at us.  

The shifting sand, that is the changing mores, values and fads of collective humanity.  Whenever we are tempted to go with the crowd, forsake God's ways for whatever is currently in favor, or compromise our values based upon the average standards of our fellow men, we will find the ground falling out beneath our feet sooner or later.  God will not be mocked, and we don't have to live long to experience the truth of His teaching.

(the link to the kid's post is:  http://elizabethtreger1.blogspot.com/2014/12/christmas-countdown-dec-13.html)